rayuki
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She lives. Jesus lordy is she bright!! Feel like I should have worn one of those NASA things to view the solar eclipse lol. Just hope my dodgy wiring holds up when it's hanging.
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You should be good, and series would be preferred. How's your wiring? Does it look like this:I bought 4x 44" Bridgelux e series strips and a elg 200 c1050a driver wired in series. Rig isn't lighting up did I get the wrong driver? Should I wire in parallel?
Yeah double and triple checked to make sure the series wiring was correct. I have a extra hlg 185h 48a would this one work? Wonder if it's the driver.You should be good, and series would be preferred. How's your wiring? Does it look like this:
https://www.rollitup.org/attachments/eb-series_build-e-png.3968119/
That's is the right driver, recheck your wiring.I bought 4x 44" Bridgelux e series strips and a elg 200 c1050a driver wired in series. Rig isn't lighting up did I get the wrong driver? Should I wire in parallel?
That one will only work in parallel.Yeah double and triple checked to make sure the series wiring was correct. I have a extrawould this one work? Wonder if it's the driver.
Thanks for your help it worked with the hlg 185. Guess arrow sent me a bad driverThat one will only work in parallel.
Maybe it's jut my tired, old eyes, but I can't tell what I'm looking at in your photos. Perhaps if you describe your materials and how it's put together (or did you do that earlier?). Is it just that the end cross-members are too thin?So i think im finished but bit concerned about the amount of flex. I have another 6 strips to use and build so any suggestions are welcome on how to improve this. Not sure if I just scrap this one aswell since it's flexing so much but at its current height it's 35inches from the top of the pot and does 20k lumens, at 18 inch its 30k. Anyway I can convert these lumens into something usable like ppfd etc? The flex doesn't seem to make much difference in that way but I still think it would be better if all are pointed down instead of these outer ones pointing sideways also. Been a bit of a clusterfuck trying to do this on the cheap since I don't have any tools but I now have a decent drill i can use so might just go with some thicker aluminium for less flex. Thoughts?
Can you use 2 pieces of alu angle to brace it. I cant see that you have anything perpendicular to the strips?So i think im finished but bit concerned about the amount of flex. I have another 6 strips to use and build so any suggestions are welcome on how to improve this. Not sure if I just scrap this one aswell since it's flexing so much but at its current height it's 35inches from the top of the pot and does 20k lumens, at 18 inch its 30k. Anyway I can convert these lumens into something usable like ppfd etc? The flex doesn't seem to make much difference in that way but I still think it would be better if all are pointed down instead of these outer ones pointing sideways also. Been a bit of a clusterfuck trying to do this on the cheap since I don't have any tools but I now have a decent drill i can use so might just go with some thicker aluminium for less flex. Thoughts?
Either move your driver to a remote spot, or use a couple pieces of angle to stiffen it.So i think im finished but bit concerned about the amount of flex. I have another 6 strips to use and build so any suggestions are welcome on how to improve this. Not sure if I just scrap this one aswell since it's flexing so much but at its current height it's 35inches from the top of the pot and does 20k lumens, at 18 inch its 30k. Anyway I can convert these lumens into something usable like ppfd etc? The flex doesn't seem to make much difference in that way but I still think it would be better if all are pointed down instead of these outer ones pointing sideways also. Been a bit of a clusterfuck trying to do this on the cheap since I don't have any tools but I now have a decent drill i can use so might just go with some thicker aluminium for less flex. Thoughts?
600W / (2*9)sqft = 33W/sqftGot my 2nd light up, will fix the other one at some point lol. How do I go about working out watts per square metre/foot? I have a lux app on my phone that says I'm getting 30k lux across the conopy with lights at around 80cm from tops of the pots. Closet is 9ft x 2f. Anyone know how i can work it out lol each board is 6 strips, 300w each so 600w total.
I would like to say a couple a things...first 33w a sq/ft will get you piles a smoke. Just lower your light and your lux/par will go up.Got my 2nd light up, will fix the other one at some point lol. How do I go about working out watts per square metre/foot? I have a lux app on my phone that says I'm getting 30k lux across the conopy with lights at around 80cm from tops of the pots. Closet is 9ft x 2f. Anyone know how i can work it out lol each board is 6 strips, 300w each so 600w total.
Your space is also narrow. Make your walls as reflective as possible even if it means grabbing some panda film to line them with. 600w in that space will be fine for flowering, especially if you run a scrog.Got my 2nd light up, will fix the other one at some point lol. How do I go about working out watts per square metre/foot? I have a lux app on my phone that says I'm getting 30k lux across the conopy with lights at around 80cm from tops of the pots. Closet is 9ft x 2f. Anyone know how i can work it out lol each board is 6 strips, 300w each so 600w total.